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final ceremony is scheduled for September 10 at the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust in Washington, D.C.
Coleman’s organization is the conduit for getting house modifications done that “make sure that our seniors can stay in their home for as long as they want to, and retain the value of these homes so that they can create generational wealth that can be passed on to future generations.”
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World Jazz Collegium: World Jazz Collegium is an assembly of local and international musicians founded by the Twin Cities based guitarist and composer Pavel Jany. Pavel’s diversity and eclecticism in his guitar playing and composing has no boundaries, and his long musical journey encompasses many various styles. In addition to Pavel Jany’s original material, World Jazz Collegium’s repertoire includes works by Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Jan Hammer, Hermeto Pascoal, Djavan, Miles Davis, and other legends of modern jazz.
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The Erica West Band: This ensemble boasts a spectacular group of versatile and talented Twin Cities musicians and features a musical style that infuses R&B, jazz, blues, neosoul, and pop together to create a uniquely sophisticated, sexy fun vibe! Lead vocalist Erica West brings a beautiful, sultry and powerful style that is influenced by many great female vocalists including Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Nina Simone.
Hosted by two Twin Cities mayors and a former St. Paul Mayor, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia F. Fudge made the case federal spending to enable older Americans to live safely in their homes. Fudge visited the home of Minneapolis residents Betty and John Smith, at 14th and Thomas Av. N. and there joined Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor, Melvin Carter, Senator Tina Smith and former St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, who now heads Habitat for Humanity, in providing up close and personal context for the impact of investing $45 million in the Older Adult Home Modification Program.
HUD chief announced additional $15 million for Older Adult Home Modifications Aging in place is a problem across the world
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More than 450 people are dying of COVID-19 in the U.S. each day as of late August 2022. When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, public officials, community organizations and policymakers mobilized to get shots into arms. These efforts included significant investments in making vaccines accessible to Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native populations. These groups experienced exceptionally high COVID-19 death rates early in the pandemic and had low initial vaccine rates. The efforts worked. As of August 2022, vaccination rates for the primary series – or required initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines – for Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans. But boosters are a different story. Comparable booster vaccine promotion efforts have been lacking. Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters and limited federal funding for rolling out vaccination campaigns have resulted in slow booster uptake across the country. As a result, divides have once again emerged. A recent study of COVID-19 booster rates found that 45% of white adults and 52% of Asian American adults had received boosters by January 2022. But only 29% of Black adults and 31% of adults who reported another racial or ethnic identity, such as American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander or multiracial, were boosted. As of late August 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 36.3% of white adults in the U.S. 50 years or older and eligible for a second booster shot had received one. This is compared to only 28.4% for the Black population, 31.3% for American Indian or Alaska Native populations, and 25.1% for the Hispanic population.
Top left to right: Jackson Int Reggae AllStars and E West. Bottom left to right: Pavel Jany WJC and Selby Ave Brass Band NOLA Stroll. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images As of August 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white
National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. has received the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service and Civil Rights during a ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National @StacyBrownMediaCorrespondent of Selby Ave JazzFest Americans
The Minnesota State Band: The Official Band of the State of Minnesota, this organization has been in existence for over 120 years (since 1898) as well as is the only remaining State Band in the United States. Since 1986, the Band has represented the State of Minnesota on six International Goodwill Tours. While international travel is important, the band sees its primary mission as providing high quality music to the residents of Minnesota. “JazzFest history will show something captivating takes place when a group of 60+ musicians takes the stage,” stated Wright. “This big band performed at our event few years ago and did a wonderful job. The audience loved them.” Walker|West Music Academy All-Stars: This group will feature upper-level students and staff from this famed music academy performing a variety of songs including traditional and progressive jazz standards. “It has been a personal goal of mine to give the genre’s future a place
Coleman said the Older Adult Home Modification Program, over three years, has served 155 homeowners, doing modifications to their home that will allow them to stay there as long as they want. “Older adults over 60 years old are the largest segment of homeowners in the Twin Cities, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stay in their homes unless these modifications are made. John and Betty will attest to this. They want to stay in their homes. This is their neighborhood. This is where their churches are, their stores are, their friends and their family. And they want to stay here as long as they can” Coleman said. We provide the home modifications that meet their unique individual needs.”
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New boosters aimed at the currently dominant omicron subvariant are expected to become available in early September 2022. But the benefits of this new booster will be limited if it is not widely used. Booster rates predict mortality rates across counties We are a team of population health researchers at Boston University and the University of Minnesota. We
“This year marks JazzFest’s twenty-first anniversary,” says Mychael Wright, founder of the Selby Ave JazzFest and owner of Golden Thyme Coffee Café. “With the great performances, weather, and overall vibe, last year’ s event was one of our best. We’re hoping to capture the same feeling that comes from folks engaging and being of a community again this September.” “We have a lot going on, that’s for sure. From NOLA, traditional jazz and a few globally-inspired acts, there will be something for everyone,” Wright said, recently announcing the performing artist lineup for the 2022 Selby Ave JazzFest Performing on the US Bank Main Stage, The 2022 Selby Ave JazzFest lineup will feature: Lynval Jackson and the International Reggae All-Stars headline the event. Lynval “Golden Voice” Jackson and The International Reggae All-Stars have been wowing audiences for nearly 30 years. Born in Jamaica, Lynval moved to Minnesota in 1987 and quickly fell in love with the Twin Cities’ vibrant reggae music scene that featured such legendary groups as Ipso Facto and Shangoya. He is also the host of the longrunning radio show Caribbean Jam on KFAI Radio. “We are honored to have such a regional music legend headline this year’s JazzFest,” stated Wright. “As we begin fall, I’m hoping he and his group’s Jamaican vibes will add a little tropical breeze to the day’s forecast.”
National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. has received the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service and Civil Rights. Dr. Chavis received the award during a ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta. “On behalf of the NNPA and the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, as well as on behalf of all my fellow Civil Rights Movement comrades who were present at the President Joe Biden 2022 Lifetime Achievement Awards on the campus of the historic Morehouse College in Atlanta, I express my profound gratitude to President Biden and Vice President Harris,” Dr. Chavis remarked. “At a time when our nation is facing renewed challenges to our democracy, it was very timely to reassert the importance of the right to vote, the Black Press of America, and the need to continue the fight for freedom, justice, equality, and equity,” Dr. Chavis continued.
Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in and racial booster rates
JAZZFEST 6 2022 Marks the Event’s Twenty-First Anniversary Lynval Jackson and The International Reggae All Stars headline Selby Ave JazzFest
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Aare orile-ede Kolombia tele, Ivan Duque, fi agbara ijọba silẹ ni deede ni Oṣu Kẹjọ Ọjọ 7, lati ṣe ọna fun iṣakoso ijọba tuntun nipasẹ Alakoso Gustavo Petro ati Igbakeji Alakoso AfroColombian Francia Marquez Mina. Ipo ti idaamu igbekalẹ, pẹlu iwa-ipa ati eto iparun ti ẹda jẹ aibalẹ Alainiṣẹ ti awọn oṣiṣẹ, awọn akosemose ati awọn onimọ ẹrọ wa nitosi 11.2%. Ifowopamọ jẹ fere 21%, ti o ni ipa pupọ lori olugbe ọdọ Osi fun ọdun yii 2022, n sunmọ fere 40%.Alakoso Duque ti paade igba isofin ni Oṣu Keje pẹlu 73% aifọwọsi. Awọn ipakupa lakoko Alakoso Duque Awọn idunadura inu pẹlu awọn agbara agbara oriṣiriṣi ko ti rọrun. Ipalara ti o ṣẹlẹ nipasẹ ija ologun jẹ ifosiwewe ti o tun kan awọn miliọnu awọn ara ilu Colombia. Ìdílé kọọkan ní ẹni tí a jí gbé, pàdánù, tàbí pípa ènìyàn ní nǹkan bí ọrúndún kan ti ìwà ipá tí ń bá a lọ Awọn adehun alafia laarin awọn apa ologun ati Ilu Columbia ti pari ni Havana, Cuba ni ọdun 2016 pẹlu Alakoso ti Manuel Santos. Alagba AfroColombian ti a tun yan laipẹ, Ijọba Colombian tuntun n wa Madaxweynihii hore ee Jamhuuriyadda Colombia, Ivan Duque, ayaa si rasmi ah uga tagay awoodda dawladda 7-dii Ogosto, si uu u sameeyo maamul cusub oo dawladeed oo ay madax ka yihiin madaxweyne Gustavo Petro iyo madaxweyne ku xigeenka Afro-Colombia Francia Marquez qaabdhismeedka,XaaladdaMina.qalalaasahaooayweheliso
Rais wa zamani wa Jamhuri ya Colombia, Ivan Duque, aliondoka rasmi kwenye mamlaka ya serikali mnamo Agosti 7, ili kutoa nafasi kwa utawala mpya wa serikali unaoongozwa na Rais Gustavo Petro na Makamu wa Rais wa Afro-Colombia Francia Marquez HaliMina.ya mgogoro wa kimuundo, pamoja na vurugu na mfumo wa maangamizi ya rangi inatiaUkosefuwasiwasi.wa ajira kwa wafanyikazi, wataalamu na mafundi ni karibu 11.2%. Mfumuko wa bei ni karibu 21%, unaathiri sana idadi ya vijana. Umaskini kwa mwaka huu wa 2022, unakaribia karibu 40%.Rais Duque alifunga kikao cha sheria mwezi Julai kwa kutoidhinishwa kwa 73%. Mauaji wakati wa urais wa Duque Mazungumzo ya ndani na vipengele tofauti vya nguvu hayajakuwa rahisi. Jeraha linalosababishwa na vita vya silaha ni sababu ambayo bado inaathiri mamilioni ya Wakolombia. Kila familia ina mtu aliyetekwa nyara, aliyetoweka, au aliyeuawa katika takriban karne moja ya vurugu zinazoendelea.Makubaliano ya amani kati ya sekta ya silaha na Jimbo la Colombia yalikamilishwa huko Havana, Cuba mnamo 2016 na urais wa Manuel Santos.Seneta wa AfroColombia aliyechaguliwa hivi Serikali mpya ya Colombia inatafuta amani L’ex-président de la République de Colombie, Ivan Duque, a officiellement quitté le pouvoir de l’État le 7 août, pour faire place à une nouvelle Mina.colombienneetlegouvernementaleadministrationdirigéeparprésidentGustavoPetrolavice-présidenteafro-FranciaMarquez
El ex-presidente de la República de Colombia, Ivan Duque, dejo formalmente el poder del estado el 7 de agosto, para dar paso a una nueva gestión gubernamental encabezada por el presidente Gustavo Petro y la vicepresidenta afrocolombiana Francia Marquez Mina. La situación de crisis estructural, aunado a ello la violencia y el sistema de exterminio racial es preocupante.El desempleo de obreros, profesionales y técnicos esta por el orden del 11,2%. La inflación está por el orden del 21 %, afectando fuertemente a la población juvenil. La pobreza para este año 2022, cierra con casi 40%. El presidente Duque cierra sugestión en el mes de julio con un 73% de desaprobación.
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La situation de crise structurelle, couplée à la violence et au système d’extermination raciale est préoccupante.Le chômage des ouvriers, professionnels et techniciens est proche de 11,2%. L’inflation est proche de 21%, affectant fortement la population des jeunes. La pauvreté pour cette année 2022, approche les près de 40%. Le président Duque a clôturé la session législative en juillet avec 73% de désapprobation.
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El ex-presidente de la República de Colombia, Ivan Duque, dejo formalmente el poder del estado el 7 de agosto, para dar paso a una nueva gestión gubernamental encabezada por el presidente Gustavo Petro y la vicepresidenta afrocolombiana Francia Marquez Mina. La situación de crisis estructural, aunado a ello la violencia y el sistema de exterminio racial es preocupante.El desempleo de obreros, profesionales y técnicos esta por el orden del 11,2%. La inflación está por el orden del 21 %, afectando fuertemente a la población juvenil. La pobreza para este año 2022, cierra con casi 40%. El presidente Duque cierra sugestión en el mes de julio con un 73% de LASdesaprobación.MASACRES
DURANTE EL GOBIERNO DE DUQUE Las negociaciones internas con los diferentes factores de poder no han sido fácil. Los traumas causados por los conflictos armados es un factor que aun afecta a millones de colombianos, cada familia tiene un secuestrado, desaparecido, asesinado en casi un siglo de violencia continua.
By Jesús Chucho García (Special from Bogota) Translation: Al McFarlane
Por Jesús Chucho García (Especial desde Bogota) Translation: Yoji Senna Portuguese Text
The ex-president of the Republic of Colombia, Ivan Duque, formally left the power of the state on August 7, to make way for a new government administration headed by President Gustavo Petro and Afro-Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez Mina. The situation of structural crisis, coupled with violence and the system of racial extermination is Unemploymentworrying. of workers, professionals and technicians is near 11.2%. Inflation is nearly 21%, strongly affecting the youth population. Poverty for this year 2022, is approaching almost 40%. President Duque closed the legislative session in July with 73% disapproval. The massacres during the Duque presidency The internal negotiations with the different power factors have not been easy. The trauma caused by armed conflict is a factor that still affects millions of Colombians. Every family has a kidnapped, disappeared, or murdered person in almost a century of continuous violence. The peace agreements between the armed sectors and the Colombian State were finalized in Havana, Cuba in 2016 with the presidency of Manuel Santos.Therecently New Colombian government seeks internal
rabshadaha iyo nidaamka dabargoynta jinsiyadeed ayaa ah mid walaac leh.Shaqo la’aanta shaqaalaha, xirfadlayaasha iyo farsamayaqaannada ayaa ku dhow 11.2%. Sicir bararka ayaa ku dhow 21%, isagoo si weyn u saameeyay dadka dhalinyarada ah. Saboolnimada sanadkan 2022, waxa ay ku dhowdahay ku dhawaadMadaxweyne40%. Duque ayaa xidhay kalfadhiga sharci dejinta bishii Luulyo isagoo 73% diiday. Xasuuqii ka dhacay madaxtooyada Duque Wada xaajoodka gudaha ee arrimaha awoodda kala duwan ma fududa. Dhaawaca ka dhashay iskahorimaadyada hubeysan ayaa ah arrin weli saameysa malaayiin Colombian ah. Qoys kasta waxa uu leeyahay qof la afduubtay, la waayay, ama la dilay ku dhawaad qarni oo rabshado joogto Heshiisyadaah. nabadeed ee u dhexeeya qaybaha hubaysan iyo Dawlada Kolombiya ayaa lagu soo gabagabeeyay Havana, Cuba 2016 iyada oo madaxwaynihii Manuel Santos.
LAS MASACRES DURANTE EL GOBIERNO DE DUQUELas negociaciones internas con los diferentes factores de poder no han sido fácil. Los traumas causados por los conflictos armados es un factor que aun afecta a millones de colombianos, cada familia tiene un secuestrado, desaparecido, asesinado en casi un siglo de violencia continua. Los acuerdos de paz entre los sectores armados y el Estado Colombia fueron concretados en La Habana, Cuba en el año 2016 con la presidencia del señor Manuel Santos. La recién reelecta senadora afrocolombiana Piedad Córdoba, fue un puente
Dawladda cusub ee Kolombiya waxay doonaysaa
Les massacres sous la présidence Duque Les négociations internes avec les différents facteurs de puissance n’ont pas été faciles. Le traumatisme causé par le conflit armé est un facteur qui affecte encore des millions de Colombiens. Chaque famille compte une personne kidnappée, disparue ou assassinée pendant près d’un siècle de violence continue. Les accords de paix entre les secteurs armés et l’État colombien ont été
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Los acuerdos de paz entre los sectores armados y el Estado Colombia fueron concretados en La Habana, Cuba en el año 2016 con la presidencia del señor Manuel Santos. La recién reelecta senadora afrocolombiana Piedad Córdoba, fue un puente esencial Novo governo colombiano busca a paz
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peace; end to border con flicts entre las condelagobiernoColombianasFuerzasRevolucionarias(FARC-EP)yelcolombiano,asícomoparticipacióndelgobiernoVenezueladebidoalos flictos armados entre ambos países. Esos acuerdos de paz, aspiraban poner fin a cinco décadas de conflicto armado. Sin embargo, apenas se han cumplido esos acuerdos, pues solo en los tres últimos años del gobierno del presidente Duque se produjeron tres grandes masacres y agudización de los desplazamientos de muchos pueblos afrocolombianos hacia las ciudades.Según el observatorio de Derechos humanos y Conflictividad y Paz, publicado recientemente, se afirman que en los tres últimos años en tiempo de Pandemia se han ejecutado tres grandes masacres. En el año 2020, se produjeron 91 masacres con un saldo de 381 personas asesinadas.En el año 2021, se produjeron 96 masacres, dejando un saldo 338 víctimas, y este año 2022, hasta el mes de julio se habían producido 53 masacres dejando 185 personas asesinadas.Los acuerdos de Paz han sido violados y la prueba esta a la vista. Hoy el principal objetivo del nuevo gobierno es lograr la paz internamente y frenar la conflictividad armada en la frontera entre la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y sectores armados colombianos que existen en la frontera con Venezuela. interna; fim dos conflitos fronteiriços
l’objectif principal du nouveau gouvernement est de parvenir à la paix intérieure et de mettre fin au conflit armé à la frontière entre la République bolivarienne du Venezuela et les secteurs armés colombiens qui existent à la frontière avec le Venezuela. la paix intérieure ; fin des conflits frontaliers
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esencial entre las Fuerzas Revolucionarias Colombianas (FARC-EP) y el gobierno colombiano, así como la participación del gobierno de Venezuela debido a los conflictos armados entre ambos países.Esos acuerdos de paz, aspiraban poner fin a cinco décadas de conflicto armado. Sin embargo, apenas se han cumplido esos acuerdos, pues solo en los tres últimos años del gobierno del presidente Duque se produjeron tres grandes masacres y agudización de los desplazamientos de muchos pueblos afrocolombianos hacia las ciudades.Según el observatorio de Derechos humanos y Conflictividad y Paz, publicado recientemente, se afirman que en los tres últimos años en tiempo de Pandemia se han ejecutado tres grandes masacres. En el año 2020, se produjeron 91 masacres con un saldo de 381 personas asesinadas. En el año 2021, se produjeron 96 masacres, dejando un saldo 338 víctimas, y este año 2022, hasta el mes de julio se habían producido 53 masacres dejando 185 personas asesinadas.Los acuerdos de Paz han sido violados y la prueba esta a la vista. Hoy el principal objetivo del nuevo gobierno es lograr la paz internamente y frenar la conflictividad armada en la frontera entre la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y sectores armados colombianos que existen en la frontera con Venezuela. interna; fin de los conflictos fronterizos re-elected Afro-Colombian senator, Piedad Córdoba, was an essential bridge between the Armed forces involving conflicts between Revolutionary Colombian Women (FARC-EP) and the Colombian government, as well as of the Venezuelan government due to the armed conflicts between the two countries. Those peace agreements aspired to put an end to five decades of armed conflict. However, these agreements have hardly been fulfilled, since in the last three years of President Duque’s government there have been three large massacres and a sharpening of the displacement of many Afro-Colombian peoples towards the Accordingcities.to the recently published Observatory of Human Rights and Conflict and Peace, in the last three years during the Pandemic, three large massacres have been carried out. In 2020, there were 91 massacres with 381 people killed. In the year 2021, there were 96 massacres, with 338 victims, and this year 2022, through the month of July, there had been 53 massacres with 185 people murdered.ThePeace agreements have been violated and the proof is in sight. Today the main objective of the new government is to achieve peace internally and stop the armed conflict on the border between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Colombian armed sectors that exist on the border with Venezuela.
Senatarka AfroColombia ee dhawaan dib loo doortay, Piedad Cordoba, waxay ahayd buundada lagama maarmaanka u ah ciidamada qalabka sida ee ku lug leh iskahorimaadyada u dhexeeya Haweenka Colombia ee Kacaanka (FARC-EP) iyo dawladda Colombia, iyo sidoo kale dawladda Venezuela sababtoo ah iskahorimaadyada hubaysan ee u dhexeeya labada dal. Heshiisyadaas nabadeed waxa ay rabeen in ay soo afjaraan colaadaha hubaysan ee kontonka sano socday. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, heshiisyadan ayaa ah kuwo aan si dhib leh loo fulin, tan iyo saddexdii sano ee u dambeeyay ee xukuumadda Madaxweyne Duque waxaa dhacay saddex xasuuq oo waaweyn iyo barakicin dad badan oo Afro-Colombia ah oo ku wajahan magaalooyinka.
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Sida ay sheegtay hay’adda u dooda xuquuqda bini’aadmiga iyo colaadaha iyo nabadda ee dhawaan la daabacay, saddexdii sannadood ee u dambeeyay ee uu cudurku socday, waxa dhacay saddex xasuuq oo waaweyn. Sanadka 2020, waxaa dhacay 91 xasuuq waxaana la dilay 381 qof. Sanadkan 2021, waxa dhacay 96 xasuuq, waxaana la dilay 338, sanadkan 2022, illaa bishii Luulyo, waxa dhacay 53 xasuuq oo 185 qof lagu dilay. Heshiisyadii Nabadda waa la jebiyey, caddayntuna waa la arkayaa. Maanta ujeeddada ugu weyn ee dawladda cusub waa in la gaaro nabad gudaha ah oo la joojiyo iskahorimaadka hubaysan ee xadka u dhexeeya Jamhuuriyadda Bolivarian ee Venezuela iyo qaybaha hubaysan ee Colombia ee ka jira soohdinta Venezuela. nabad gudaha ah; joojinta colaadaha xuduudaha
En 2021, il y a eu 96 massacres, avec 338 victimes, et cette année 2022, jusqu’au mois de juillet, il y a eu 53 massacres avec 185 personnes assassinées.Les accords de paix ont été violés et la preuve est en vue. Aujourd’hui,
Piedad Cordoba, jẹ afara pataki laarin awọn ologun ologun ti o kan awọn ija laarin Awọn Obirin Revolutionary Colombian (FARC-EP) ati ijọba Colombian, ati ti ijọba Venezuelan nitori awọn ija ologun laarin awọn orilẹ-ede mejeeji. Àwọn àdéhùn àlàáfíà wọnyẹn ń lépa láti fòpin sí ẹwádún márùn-ún ti ìjà ológun. Bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, àwọn àdéhùn wọnyí kò tíì ní ìmúṣẹ, níwọn bí ó ti jẹ pé ní ọdún mẹta sẹyìn ti ìjọba Ààrẹ Duque, ìpakúpa ńláńlá mẹta ti wáyé àti ìlọlẹ ìpadàpadà ti ọpọlọpọ ènìyàn Afro-Colombian sí àwọn ìlú náà. Gẹgẹ bí Àbójútó Ẹtọ Ọmọnìyàn àti Ìforígbárí àti Àlàáfíà tí a tẹ jáde láìpẹ yìí, ní ọdún mẹta sẹyìn nígbà Àjálù náà, ìpakúpa ńlá mẹta ni a ti ṣe. Ni ọdun 2020, awọn ipakupa 91 wa pẹlu eniyan 381 pa. Ni ọdun 2021, awọn ipakupa 96 wa, pẹlu awọn olufaragba 338, ati ni ọdun 2022, titi di oṣu Keje, awọn ipakupa 53 ti wa pẹlu awọn eniyan 185Awpa. ọn adehun Alaafia ti ṣẹ ati pe ẹri wa ni oju. Loni ohun akọkọ ti ijọba tuntun ni lati ṣaṣeyọri alafia ni inu ati da ija ogun duro lori aala laarin Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ati awọn apa ihamọra Colombia ti o wa ni aala pẹlu Venezuela.
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karibuni, Piedad Córdoba, alikuwa daraja muhimu kati ya Vikosi vya Wanajeshi vinavyohusisha migogoro kati ya Wanawake wa Mapinduzi ya Colombia (FARC-EP) na serikali ya Colombia, pamoja na serikali ya Venezuela kutokana na migogoro ya silaha kati ya nchi hizo mbili. Makubaliano hayo ya amani yalitaka kukomesha miongo mitano ya mizozo ya kivita. Walakini, makubaliano haya hayajatimizwa, kwani katika miaka mitatu iliyopita ya serikali ya Rais Duque kumekuwa na mauaji makubwa matatu na kuzidisha uhamishaji wa watu wengi wa Afro-Colombia kuelekea mijini. Kulingana na Observatory ya Haki za Kibinadamu na Migogoro na Amani iliyochapishwa hivi majuzi, katika miaka mitatu iliyopita wakati wa Janga hilo, mauaji makubwa matatu yametekelezwa. Mnamo 2020, kulikuwa na mauaji 91 na watu 381 Katikawaliuawa.mwaka wa 2021, kulikuwa na mauaji 96, na wahasiriwa 338, na mwaka huu 2022, hadi mwezi wa Julai, kumekuwa na mauaji 53 na watu 185Makubalianowaliuawa. ya Amani yamekiukwa na uthibitisho unaonekana. Leo lengo kuu la serikali mpya ni kufikia amani ya ndani na kukomesha mzozo wa silaha kwenye mpaka kati ya Jamhuri ya Bolivia ya Venezuela na sekta za silaha za Colombia ambazo zipo kwenye mpaka na Venezuela. ya ndani; kumaliza migogoro ya mipaka finalisés à La Havane, Cuba en 2016 sous la présidence de Manuel Santos.Lasénatrice afrocolombienne récemment réélue, Piedad Córdoba, a été un pont essentiel entre les forces armées impliquant des conflits entre les femmes révolutionnaires colombiennes (FARC-EP) et le gouvernement colombien, ainsi que du gouvernement vénézuélien en raison des conflits armés entre les deux pays.Ces accords de paix aspiraient à mettre fin à cinq décennies de conflit armé.
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Cependant, ces accords n’ont guère été respectés, car au cours des trois dernières années du gouvernement du président Duque, il y a eu trois grands massacres et une aggravation du déplacement de nombreux peuples afro-colombiens vers les villes.
Selon l’Observatoire des droits de l’homme et des conflits et de la paix récemment publié, au cours des trois dernières années, pendant la pandémie, trois grands massacres ont été perpétrés. En 2020, il y a eu 91 massacres et 381 personnes tuées.
The Selby Ave Brass Band: A JazzFest tradition, this group of local musicians will again kick off the Fest with a traditional New Orleans procession. The group is led by Selby Avenue resident, tubist, composer, and retired music educator Tom Wells and features a number of great musicians from throughout the Twin Cities. Besides a free day of performing artists, JazzFest also features a variety of great food vendors, family activities, and live artist demonstrations. “We’re working hard to make sure there’s plenty to do to for folks to make a full day of it,” added Wright. The 21st annual Selby Ave JazzFest will take place from 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM on Saturday, September 10th at the intersection of Selby and Milton in St. Paul. For more information, interested parties can visit the event’s website at selbyavejazzfest.com or Facebook page. Admission is free.
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Ferraro-Hauck also appreciates the deft hand in which Karam crafts the play. “What is amazing about THE HUMANS is how it weaves its way through both the best and worst of family experience but does so without judgment. It embraces us as flawed beings trying to make community and family together. It allows us to laugh at it, get angry, and cry over it simultaneously.”
Calendar information: THE HUMANS Park Square’s Proscenium Stage Previews: September 14, 15 Opening Night: September 16 Regular Run: September 16–October 9 Audio Description: September 23 Pay-As-You’reAble: September 25 ASL: September 25 Open Captioning:
“We do it with incredible community partnerships, like North Point Health Urban Partnership and Livable Home Solutions. And because of that partnership, we can more effectively walk alongside older homeowners like Betty and John Smith to modify their home with simple but impactful modifications such as grab bars, improved lighting, safer appliances, and easy grip door handles.” He said. Betty Smith is a retired Lucy Laney Elementary school nurse. John Smith worked as a Metro Mobility bus driver. “It just took a phone call and some paperwork,” Betty Smith said. “So what I would say to everyone watching is - get the help, fill out the forms, do the calling. There is no excuse for you not to have the things that you need taken care of. Reach out to the Habitat, reach out to HUD. Reach out to your neighbors so we can get the things that we need in our homes, to make life livable.” “I have a problem with mobility sometimes. I’ve got a scooter, one of those little things to get me around in my kitchen, so that I can still do things. Which is much better than scooting around on the floor. The smoke detectors, I had not even thought of. If a fire would break out, we would not wake up. It’s so nice to be able to take a bath and not worry about falling! Or, “How am I going to get out of the bathtub?” And because, now, you can flip a switch in my house, and my lights come on, because they just electrified us. But my biggest thing is that we were in need of a refrigerator, because I had an older one. And not only did I get a new one, I got a modern one,” Betty Smith said. “Dial 411, 911, your neighbor; anyone! It’s just about opening up, and saying, ‘I need’. Because we deserve it. We’ve worked. We’re seniors. We have put back into the community. We have given back to people. Now it’s time just to enjoy what’s out there for us.” she said.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he was out in Washington,DC, meeting with the HUD Deputy Secretary, and asked, “wouldn’t it be great if we got Secretary Fudge out here in Minneapolis, to highlight the extraordinary work that HUD is already doing; and even more great work that’s to come?” “And lo and behold, Secretary Fudge, you’re here. We are thrilled with the partnership. We are thrilled with the work that HUD has been doing on a daily basis.” Frey said, Minneapolis and the Twin Cities in general, do partnerships better thanBecauseanyone.”of that, he said, “we get better results. And the results speak for themselves. In Minneapolis, we have been putting up about four times the number of low-income houses that we previously did. We’ve invested more on a per-capita basis than almost any city in the country and we want to double down more and do more because we believe that housing is a right. Everyone should have that safe place where they go home to.” “Minneapolis has been leading the way on transformation in housing. We did it with our Comprehensive Plan, which got rid of singlefamily exclusive zoning, so that you can have affordable housing regardless of what area of the city you live in. We did that with our Stable Homes, Stable Schools Program, which is prioritizing people in our public school system to make sure that they can live within the vicinity of their home, and they don’t get displaced. And we’re doing that right here, with the Home Mod Program, that is enabling people that love the neighborhood to age in place’ Frey said. Senator Tina Smith serves on the Banking and Housing Committee in the Senate, and chairs the subcommittee on housing. “I see the dramatic housing shortage all over the country’” she said. “We have already seen the benefit of the Older Adult Homes Modification Program. Last year, the Twin Cities Habitat was able to turn these dollars into opportunities for families to stay in their homes.” Secretary Fudge said, “I want to thank the mayors, the former mayor, and Habitat, and especially the Smiths. Their home is lovely! We are in a nation now where most seniors can’t live like this. To live in their homes with the dignity and supports that they need. We have not done a good job at taking care of our seniors. There is an old saying that a nation is judged by how it treats those at the dawn of life, and those at its sunset. And we have not done a good job at that.” But, Fudge said, “It can be done. This work was done with a 30-million-dollar expenditure from HUD. I’m here today to announce another 15 million. Which we believewill help another 5000+ seniors to stay in their homes. We must preserve these kinds of homes.”
HUDHUD From 3 have been tracking COVID-19 mortality rates since the beginning of the pandemic. Our team uses demographic methods to identify social and structural factors that influence health and contribute to evidencebased reforms of public health and health care systems. Vaccine studies suggest that adults age 50 and older who receive a booster shot have 90% lower death rates from COVID-19 than those who receive only the initial vaccine regimen. But the extent to which boosters have translated into health gains at the population level remains unclear.
Preliminary analyses by our team indicate that people in the U.S. living in counties with low booster uptake are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than people living in counties with high booster uptake. In particular, in comparing the counties in the bottom 10% of booster rates with those in the top 10%, the COVID-19 death rates for residents of the bottom 10% of counties were 64% higher. Our analysis applies to the period from January to June 2022. It also adjusts for residents’ ages. This difference in death rates may in part reflect the fact that counties with greater booster protection also tend to have higher rates of primaryseries vaccination. Nonetheless, these findings suggest that at the population level, booster rates are now a key factor behind COVID-19 deaths. A prior study found that vaccination strategies that target high-risk geographical areas save more lives than strategies based on age alone. From 3 Lily Tung
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“Housing is a crisis in this country! The average rent today is 2000 a month. Most people can’t afford that. They can’t afford to buy a home because the prices have gone so high that the average person can no longer live in a home. And so, as a consequence we have a huge homeless problem in this country. And we have people living in places that are substandard in many ways. And so my job is do two things. It’s to be sure that people can live with the respect that they deserve in this country, and that they can live in a safe, secure neighborhood. That is my job,” she said. “Home ownership is a big issue. But today, I want to talk about aging in place. It is a problem across the world. Not just here. I’m headed to Germany in a week or so to talk about the same issue. I have met with the ambassador from Japan here, to talk about the same issue. We have neglected to build enough senior housing in this country, or allow people to stay in their homes,” she said “We need more than $100 billion to fix the housing problem in this country. We need at least $70 billion just to fix public housing. We need to build. We are one-and-a-half million houses short, today, of what we need. And when you consider the fact that seniors make up just about 16%... and I’m saying 65 and older, at this point... of the population of this country; when you look at the fact that by 2040, that number will be above 20%,” Secretary Fudge said.
Park Square Theatre’s 20222023 Season opens with the Tony Award-winning comedydrama THE HUMANS (September 14 - Oct 9, 2022) by Stephen Karam, directed by Lily Tung Crystal. A one-act performed in real time, the play takes place as three generations gather for Thanksgiving at the new apartment of one of the children. Blisteringly funny but with a dark underside, Karam offers a stunning portrayal of a family navigating the challenges of everydayAudienceslife. are likely to come away commenting about how they relate to one or all of the family members. “This play is deeply and delightfully about family,” shares director Lily Tung Crystal. “What I love about THE HUMANS is that it fully captures the joy, humor, and dysfunction of family in all its nuances. The characters are doing the best they can to get through this one Thanksgiving dinner and everything else life throws at them–the trauma of 9/11, economic hardship, health challenges, broken relationships, old age, the effects of a hurricane. No one is perfect, but no one is a villain either, and somehow their love for one another helps bind them together, for better or worse.”
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AND CRAZY (at Park Square May 24- June 18, 2023) both specifically portray American family life. “A large part of the USA’s contribution to theatre is the exploration of family,” says Ferraro-Hauck. “It is really important to recognize that these two plays are in the same vein. While the central storytelling is told with different voices and comes from different lived experiences, they both show us ways in which our lives are bound together through the common experiences of family life.”
Who hasn’t felt that way after a holiday spent with their own family? The production team for THE HUMANS includes Roshni Desai (Assistant Director), Erik Paulson (Set Designer), Matthew LeFebvre (Costume Designer), Katharine Horowitz (Sound Designer), Karin Olson (Lighting Designer), John Novak (Properties Designer), Katie Bradley (Dramaturge), Andrea Moriarity (Wigs Designer), Isabella Dawis (Music Director), Shae Palic (Intimacy Director), Keely Wolter (Dialect Coach), Lyndsey R. Harter* (Stage Manager), and Em Friedman (Assistant Stage Manager). * Member, Actors’ Equity Association, Member, USA Union 829 October 7, 8, 9 September 25, 29 Ticket prices: Previews: $27-$37. Regular Run: $40-$55. Pay-As-You’reAble on Sunday, Sept 25. Discounts are available for students and educators, seniors, military personnel, those under age 30, and groups of 10 or more. Tickets are on sale by phone at 651.291.7005, (12 noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday), or online at #pstHumansparksquaretheatre.org.
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Photos: As available, production photos will be posted at: PST The Humans_ FOR PRESS. Biograhpies: Lily Tung Crystal (she/her) is a director and actor and the artistic director of Theater Mu. She is grateful to be collaborating with such talented and generous artists. In the Twin Cities, she has directed Jiehae Park’s peerless, Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, and the live film-theater production of Susan Soon He Stanton’s Today Is My Birthday at Mu and Art is a Verb (Harrison Rivers, librettist) at MNOpera. Other shows include David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish and Flower Drum Song at Palo Alto Players, and the world premiere of Leah Nanako Winkler’s Two Mile Hollow at Ferocious Lotus. For all three shows, she was named a Theatre Bay Area Award Finalist for Outstanding Direction. As an actor/singer, Lily has performed at theaters across the country, including Cal Shakes, Crowded Fire, Magic Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, New World Stages, Playwrights’ Center, Portland Center Stage, SF Playhouse, and Syracuse Stage. She is a YBCA 100 honoree, named by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as a “creative pioneer making the provocations that will shape the future of culture.” theatermu. org; lilytungcrystal.comParkSquareTheatre. 20 W. Seventh Place, Saint Paul Ticket Office: www.parksquaretheatre.org651.291.7005. to play since day one,” added Wright. “Braxton Haulcy and all the folks at Walker West continue to do such a great job with the kids and they’re such a vital part of our community.”
Three generations will by played by John Middleton* and Charity Jones* as parents Erik and Deirdre Blake, Laura Anderson* and Dexieng “Dae” Yang as their daughters, Aimee and Brigid, Angela Timberman* as grandmother Fiona “Momo” Blake, and Darrick Mosley* as Brigid’s boyfriend, Richard. Lori Constable, Gary David Keast, James Rodriguez, and Janet Scanlon will andnotesDirector2022-2023through-linethatrelationshipsExaminingunderstudy.humanandthebondstiepeopletogetherisaintheParkSquareSeason.ExecutiveMarkFerraro-HauckthatTHEHUMANSBETWEENRIVERSIDE
After premiering in Chicago in 2014, THE HUMANS opened on Broadway in 2016 where it became a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play, but Tung Crystal is busy thinking about how to interpret it for a Minnesota audience in 2022. “There are a lot of Asian adoptees around the country, but particularly in Minnesota, and portraying a family of White parents with Korean adoptee daughters seemed to make a lot of sense. In fact, that choice has opened up many new ways to think about the play, which the audiences here in the Twin Cities will understand and resonate with. People often have a monolithic perception of what it means to be an ‘American family,’ but we are approaching this show with a 2022 lens, embracing a blend of different ethnicities, backgrounds, and beliefs, rather than the ‘traditional’ family construct. Portraying the family in this way allows us to embrace all the diversity that family can be.”
The Selby Ave JazzFest event sponsors and media partners include: AARP (Co-Presenting Sponsor), U.S. Bank (Main Stage Sponsor), United Healthcare Community Plan (Health & Wellness Village Sponsor), Central Selby, Humana, Insight News, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Reconnect Rondo, Rondo Community Land Trust, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, WFNU 94.1-Frogtown Radio, Xcel Energy, and St. Paul Pioneer Press. JazzFest is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund and the Minnesota State Legislature, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts; and by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; and is supported, in part, by the City of Saint Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program.
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All He Desires By Brenda Jackson Many couples today have blended families, and many are the circumstances that created them. But how many were created because of a posted ad? Such is the premise that brings this week’s couple together in the final installment of the All He Desires series, Simply Wonderful Jamison Savoy is a successful 32-year-old attorney and partner in the family law firm established by him and his cousins. He is also a divorced father, raising his 4-year-old daughter Kia as a single parent. He has bitter memories of his despicable ex-wife Vonetta, who cheated on him with her lover— in their marriage bed while he was at work. In the divorce proceedings, she callously stated that he could have everything except the dog; she didn’t even want custody of her daughter. With an increasing workload and babysitting issues looming, he spots an unusual ad in the newspaper.Kendal Fischer is a 28-year-old sistah who makes a good living as a virtual assistant. When her brother Conley and sister-in-law Cynthia are killed in a motorcycle accident, their will and insurance policies named her as guardian to their 4-year-old daughter Carr. Now, Cynthia’s parents are fighting her for custody of Carr. In desperation, she placed the ad in the newspaper wanting a man for a temporary marriage of convenience to fend off the custody challenge for Carr. Jamison’s cousin Tonya convinces him to answer the ad, citing ways it would be a win-win situation for him, Kendal, and their girls. And besides, his late friend Conley is Kendal’s older Havingbrother.experienced a douchebag boyfriend in her past, Kendal has some reservations about drop-dead-gorgeous Jamison, having had a crush on him in high school. Also, having seen Jamison’s seeming choice for model-size women, she doubts that he would be attracted to a 5’11”, voluptuous, fullfigured woman such as herself. Jamison, however, has no such doubts when first lays eyes on her as a grown woman. Now, all he has to do is convince her of how beautiful, sexy, and special she is, as well as convincing their families, friends, and the courts that their marriage is real. With pressure from Carr’s grandparents on one side and Vonetta seeking to worm her poisonous way back into Jamison’s life from the other side, will this marriage and blended family hold up? Will it blossom into something more? One of the things I like most in this book is the way Jackson weaves familiar characters from the previous books in the series into it. Another is a running theme through all four books—the presence of a strong and loving family. I was rooting for Jamison and Kendal to find their happilyever-after, and how Jamison chose to woo Kendall and show that he truly loved her, inside and out. And though Kendal had initial doubts about Jamison, she still felt good enough about herself and her body image to own her curves and live healthy for herself and her niece. All He Desires: Simply Wonderful is available through Madaris Publishing Company, and Barnes and Noble.
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Thus, the evidence suggests that limited federal funding for COVID-19 booster promotion should be sent to geographical areas that are currently reporting high rates of COVID-19 deaths. Learning from the community An effective booster campaign could build on lessons learned from prior vaccination campaigns. Specifically, this involves bringing vaccines directly to people. From the earliest days of vaccine distribution during the pandemic, partnerships with faith-based organizations, housing communities and trusted community organizations have been successful in reaching populations with low vaccination rates. Other strategies to make boosters more accessible include increasing access to vaccine centers via public transit and outside of typical working hours. In rural areas, evidencebased strategies to promote vaccination include education of community ambassadors, use of social media and operation of mobile vaccination sites. In the absence of federal funding, community efforts have aimed to make boosters more accessible. A New Yorker documentary filmed in 2021 explored the challenges that one rural community in Alabama – Panola – has faced with vaccination. It highlights community leader Dorothy Oliver as she promotes vaccination with little to no support from the government. Her efforts included door-todoor campaigns, discussions with residents about their fears and concerns and coordination of vaccination logistics, including scheduling and transport. In a similar way, Minneapolis’ Seward Vaccine Equity Project increased booster shots among East African immigrant families by having volunteers call members of their own communities and offer them a booster appointment and a ride. The volunteers were also available to answer residents’ questions and address any concerns. Successful efforts like those could be carried out by health departments on a much wider scale. activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund and the Minnesota State Legislature, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This activity is supported, in part, by the City of Saint Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program
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